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Topic: Top 5 Stephen King Movies (Read 112 times)

I have watched very few movies adapted from Stephen King's material, and most of them I know about are those featured on How Did This Get Made?, which of course aren't exactly stellar pieces of filmmaking, if I take those people at their word. With The Dark Tower approaching though this seemed like an appropriate time for the question:

Which are the five best movies adapted from Stephen King's bibliography?

"Beer. Now there's a temporary solution." Homer S.“The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of limited resources that it is commonly employed only by small children and great nations” - David Friedman

Stand by Me is a huge personal favorite of mine. I've always looked at it as less an example of fun nostalgia (and I feel that perception is what surrounds the film and is undeniably a HUGE element of it) because the darker moments are what stands out to me. When one kid talks about abuse springs to mind and a few other tearjerk moments.

1. Stand by Me2. The Shining3. The Shawshank Redemption4. Carrie5. The Green Mile